Does sustainable seafood deliver on its promise?

11:07 PM,
Apr. 23, 2012

Fresh fish is displayed at the New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx borough of New York.

Written by

JULIET EILPERIN
Washington Post.

Seafood counters used to be simpler places, where a fish was labeled with its name and price. Nowadays, it carries more information than a used-car listing. Where did it swim? Was it farm-raised? Was it ever frozen? How much harm was done to the ocean by fishing it?

Many retailers tout the environmental credentials of their seafood, but a growing number of scientists have begun to question whether these certification systems deliver on their promises. The labels give customers a false impression that purchasing certain products helps the ocean more than it really does, some researchers ...